The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-06-09
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Closing of the First Year of PuIaski's
Popular Schools.

Our meagre report last week
OF the exhibition of Glass work at
the public school served,to show in
some measure the amount and char
acter of the work done the first
year of our new institution. 1t was
reserved, however, for the exhibition
and graduation proceedings of
Wednesday and Thursday evenings
to give fullest expression to the eX-
cellency of the work done. The OPP
era house was densely packed each
evening. The stage was handsome
ly decorated and arranged and ev-
cry possible accessory to perfect
comfort pleasantly supplied:
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS PROGRAMME
Flower Girls-Children from 3 and
grades.
Milk Maids-Children from l and 2
grades.
Child's WISH Mamie Lewis.
The Days of the Week-Girls from 3
and grades.
The Wolf at the Door-Israel Fem
berg.
CONTEST FOR ELoCUTIoN MEDAL.
The Schoolmasters Guests-Inez Nc
Callum.
Searching for the Slain-Mamie White
Railroad matiAee--John C. Dexter.
Betsey and are out-Will Jones.
Snyder's Nose-Solon Flautt.
Pm One of the Ticklish Kind-Chorus
of Boys.
Flying Jim's Last Leap--Ora Cheek.
The Bird Song--Daisy Smith.
Ben Deene, Engineer, John M. Brady.
Bernado Del Carpio, Nathan Martin.
Peak Sister Coneert--Ora Cheek, Daisy
Smith, Ola Smith, Alice Flippin, Ina
Dyer, Mary V. Brown. Inez Mccall
lum, Lura Moore and Matte Allison.
The feature of the evening was
the contest for the elocution medal.
All of the contestants did exceed
ingly well and the contest was
sharp and not decided without
some difficulty. Young Mr.. John
Marion Brady carried it off at last
We should be glad indeed to pay
the well-merited tribute of special
praise to each of the smaller pupils,
and the larger ones also, but that
would be impossible. We have
never seen a more perfect school
exbibition-one that spoke in
stronger terms of thorough andsla-
borious work done in school rooms.
Ga Thursday evening the lst
Annual Commencement of the Pu-
laski Public Schools was held in the
opera house in the below
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
Prayer Rev. d, L. Wilson
Music Moonlight on the Lake-White |
Salutatory-
MAN may be happy if he will,
I've said 30 oft, l think 80 still"
Morris B. Moore |
of Purpose =. Mamie White |
Atlantis - Matte B. Allison |
Vocal Observation-Disclosures
Ora Cheek |
The Future of Tennessee
Andrew j. Anderson |
Valedictory-
"standing with reluctant feet,
Where the brook and river meet"
John G. Dexter
Music--Parting Song ....... Adams
Diplomas conferred
Hon. z. w. Ewing, pres, board |
BenedictiOn ........ Rev. b. +. Haynes |
The graduating class consisted of
Mr.. Morris B. Moore, salutatorian
who led off in a carefully prepared
and well delivered address; Miss
Mamie White, who delivered some
sage council to her comrades in
splendldly. read paper ON 'Single-
ness of Purpose; Miss Matte B.
in an essay entitled "Atlan-
is" told Monte Christian tale of
lost island; Mr.. Andrew j. Ander-
son. who grew eloquent in recount
ing the grand beauties and resour-
ees aud prophesying on "The Fu-
ture of Tennessee; and Mr.. Jno. G.
Dexter, whose valedictory was a
model of terse and vivid diction
and touching and appropriate ex-
preston.
Miss Daisy Smith by special re-
quest recited "The. Bird Song"
again and brought down the house.
She initiates the birds to perfection
in their sweetest and shr est tones
"a wonderfully pleasing recitation.
Hon. Z. W.. Ewing then in short
speech conferred the medals and |
diplomas. He made a fine speech |
but it would be out of place to say
so here where he stands in compar-
ison with school children.